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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
informative and socially instructive,
This review is from: The "Drug War" in Colombia: The Neglected Tragedy of Political Violence (An Americas Watch Report) (Paperback)
"The 'Drug War' in Colombia" is a fascinating, informative and socially instructive book that looks at tyhe real reasons behind the appalling levels of violence in Columbia which remain the worst in the hemisphere. Americas Watch correctly points out that since 1986, more than 20,000 people have been killed for political reasons, most of them by the Colombian military and police and the paramilitary forces that are closely linked to them. "The 'Drug War' in Colombia" points out, in no uncertain terms, that the pretext for the Columbian government sponsored terror operations is the war against guerrillas and narcotraffickers. In reality, the official security forces and their paramilitary associates work hand in glove with the drug lords, organized crime, landowners, and other private interests in a country where avenues of social action have long been closed, and are to be kept that way by intimidation and terror. The Government's own Commission to Overcome Violence concluded that "the criminalization of social protest" is one of the "principal factors which permit and encourage violations of human rights" by the military and police authorities and their paramilitary collaborators. Again, "The 'Drug War' in Colombia" provides readers with fascinating details and insights into the reality of the "drug war" in Columbia. An informative and instructive book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An outstanding insight to the lack of justice in Colombia,
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This review is from: The "Drug War" in Colombia: The Neglected Tragedy of Political Violence (An Americas Watch Report) (Paperback)
Impunity is rampant in Colombia. This important book documents criminal activities by the Colombian armed forces. The research is meticulous. Americas Watch interviews witnesses and victims to provide first hand accounts of murder and death threats by government forces. The authors work closely with human rights activists on the ground in Colombia to monitor the military impunity throughout the nation. You almost don't want to believe the contents of this book. Colombia is a lovely nation with wonderful people but the leadership of the nation has not shown the courage to end the lawlessness in its ranks. This book is important right now in the year 2002 in order to understand how the military continues the disturbing pattern of not protecting the constitutional rights of individuals in Colombia.
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